JP2003125097A - Health information collecting device for cellular telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem of a health information collecting and management system being subjected to restrictions on installation and operability, because health measurement equipment and a home health management terminal which are installed and used at different places in many cases intrinsically having to be installed so close. SOLUTION: A health information collecting device for a cellular telephone set is provided with a health information input section 42 for inputting health information from a health measurement device by a wireless means, an access information storage section 43 for storing access information for using a specified network service, a cellular telephone information input/output section for outputting the health information and the access information into a cellular telephone set, and a control section 45 for controlling the sections 42, 43 and 44. The health information collecting device is connected to the cellular telephone set. In this way, a specific home health management terminal is not needed, and operations can be simplified, without impairing convenience of the cellular telephone set.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a health information collecting device for a mobile phone for collecting health information using the mobile phone device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of health information collection / management system, for example, a home health management system described in JP-A-9-108189 is known.

This system provides a home health care system which can be used without error by a simple operation, and has a structure as shown in FIG. In FIG. 6, devices 1a to 1n for measuring a health condition,
A home health care terminal 2 that takes in measurement data obtained from the devices 1a to 1n, performs signal processing, display, and data transmission to the outside via a network; and a home health care terminal 2
In a home health care system including a server 4 that receives and distributes data transmitted from the home health care terminal 2, a touch panel 23 is added to the LCD monitor 22 of the home health care terminal 2, and an operation switch is displayed on the touch panel 23. The system is operated by touching the switch on the touch panel.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional configuration, when the equipment for measuring the health condition and the home health management terminal are installed at different locations, the measured health information is taken in. Since the usability of the system including operation becomes complicated, it is necessary to install a health measuring device and a home health management terminal close to each other, which are often installed and used in different places. The health information collection / management system has a problem that it is restricted in terms of installation and usability.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a health information collecting device for a mobile phone for collecting health information using the mobile phone device.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, a health information collecting device for a mobile phone according to the present invention comprises a health information input unit for inputting health information from a health measuring device by wireless means, and Access information storage unit for storing access information for using the network service, a mobile phone information input / output unit for outputting the health information and the access information to a mobile phone device, the health information input unit and the access information A storage unit and a control unit for controlling the mobile phone information input / output unit are provided.
By connecting this mobile phone health information collecting device to the mobile phone device, access information for using a specific health information management service on the network is automatically set, and the health measuring device uses wireless means. It enables automatic input of health information, does not require a specific home health management terminal, and enables wireless collection of measured health information.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention according to claim 1 is a health information input unit for inputting health information from a health measuring device by wireless means, and access information for storing access information for using a specific network service. A storage unit, a mobile phone information input / output unit that outputs the health information and the access information to a mobile phone device, a control unit that controls the health information input unit, the access information storage unit, and the mobile phone information input / output unit. By providing, the access information for using a specific health information management service on the communication network is automatically set, and
Since the health information can be automatically input from the health measuring device by wireless means and the connection and setting operation by the mobile phone can be simplified, the collection and management of health information can be facilitated through the communication network such as the Internet. In addition, the health information input unit may employ wireless means to facilitate the acquisition of health information from the health measurement device.

The invention as defined in claim 2 is particularly defined by claim 1.
The health information input section according to at least an infrared ray receiving and emitting section, a light emitting and receiving circuit section, an input request code generating section generating section,
It is composed of an input register circuit unit for inputting and temporarily storing health information. Then, the input request code generator outputs a predetermined code as an information input request command for fetching health information from the health measuring device and transmits it from the infrared light emitting / receiving part to the health measuring device through the light emitting / receiving circuit part. . That is, since the health information is fetched after the information input request command is transmitted from the health information input unit to the designated health measuring device, the health information can be surely input.

The invention as defined in claim 3 is particularly defined by claim 1.
Since the access information storage unit described in 1 stores at least the URL information for specifying the place on the Internet and the ID and the password for identifying the user, these pieces of information should be read from the access information storage unit and sent to the mobile phone device. Thus, various setting operations for connecting the mobile phone device to the health information collection / management server via a communication network such as the Internet can be effectively simplified.

The invention as defined in claim 4 is particularly characterized by claim 1.
The mobile phone information input / output unit described in (1) comprises an output register circuit unit that temporarily stores and sends out health information and access information, an interface circuit unit with the mobile phone device, and an input / output connector that is connected to the mobile phone device. By configuring, the connection with the input / output connector of the mobile phone device is enabled, and health information and access information are sent out through the interface circuit unit. That is, it is possible to collect and manage health information by a server on a communication network such as the Internet by a simple operation of connecting to a normal mobile phone device.

A fifth aspect of the present invention is a program for causing a computer or a mobile device to execute all or part of the health information collection device for a mobile phone according to any one of the first to fourth aspects. Then, by using the program, it can be easily realized by a personal computer, a portable information terminal or the like, and by using a recording medium in which the program is recorded, each user can easily install the software.

[0012]

EXAMPLES Examples of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
Will be described with reference to.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a health information collecting apparatus for a mobile phone according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 40 is a health information collecting device for a mobile phone, which takes health information from a health measuring device 41 by wireless means 46 and outputs access information and health information of an external network to a mobile phone device 47. Configured to do so.

42 is a health information input unit, 43 is an access information storage unit, 44 is a mobile phone information input / output unit, and 45 is a control unit. The health information input unit 42, the access information storage unit 43, and the mobile phone information input / output. It controls the operation and information of each of the parts 44.

The operation and action of the health information collecting device for mobile phones configured as described above will be described below.

The health measuring device 41 is, for example, a blood pressure monitor,
It is possible to transmit health information such as measured blood pressure to the outside by wireless means.

The health information input unit 42 is a health measuring device 41.
The health information is read by the wireless means 46 from, and is input to the health information input unit 42 and temporarily stored. FIG. 2 is a configuration example of the health information input unit 42 when infrared rays are used as a wireless means for inputting health information from the health measuring device 41. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 48 denotes an infrared light emitting / receiving unit, which is composed of an infrared light emitting unit 48a and an infrared light receiving unit 48b.

Reference numeral 49 denotes a light emitting / receiving circuit section, which comprises a circuit means for driving the infrared light emitting section with a pulse signal and a circuit means for converting a current change of the infrared light receiving section into a pulse signal. The input request code generating unit 50 is an information input request command for fetching health information from the health measuring device.
A predetermined code output by the control unit 45 is serially converted and transferred to the light emitting / receiving circuit unit 49. The input register circuit 51 temporarily stores and holds the health information transferred from the light emitting / receiving circuit unit 49.

It is also possible to use a low power radio system as the wireless means.

On the other hand, in order to manage health information through a communication network represented by the Internet, it is necessary to access the address of the health information management server on the Internet. Normally, a mobile phone is operated to input a network address, a user ID, and a password. However, in order to reduce the complicated input operation by a limited number of keys that a mobile phone generally has, the mobile phone according to the present invention is used. It is stored in advance in the access information storage section 43 of the health information collecting device 40. FIG. 3 shows a state in which the URL, the ID, and the password on the Internet are stored in the access information storage unit 43 as an example of the access information. Of course, it is not limited to this.

The mobile phone information input / output unit 44 includes the health information temporarily stored in the health information input unit 42, the URL and the user ID stored in the access information storage unit 43.
And the password are sent to the mobile phone device 47. FIG. 4 is a configuration example of the mobile phone information output unit 44.
In FIG. 4, reference numeral 52 denotes an input / output circuit unit, and a control unit 45.
Mobile phone device 4 input from the mobile phone device 47 to
The operation state information indicating a standby state or the like for the 7 side to accept information is output, access information and health information are input from the control unit 45, and the interface circuit unit 53 is input.
To a serial signal. Reference numeral 53 denotes an interface circuit section, which has a circuit configuration conforming to the electrical interface conditions of the mobile phone device 47. Reference numeral 54 denotes an input / output connector, which has a shape and terminal arrangement that can be fitted to the standard connector of the mobile phone device 47.

The control unit 45 includes a mobile phone information input / output unit 4
4 and the access information storage unit 43 and the health information input unit 42 are controlled as follows.

The operating state information of the portable telephone device 47 is determined through the portable telephone information input / output unit 44, predetermined access information is read from the access information storage unit 43, and the portable telephone device 47 is read through the portable telephone information input / output unit 44. Output to. Further, when the mobile phone device 47 is in the standby state in which the health information can be received, the health information input unit 42 transmits the health information input request code to the health measurement device 41. The health information transmitted by the health measuring device 41 that has received the input request code is input through the health information input unit 42 and output to the mobile phone device 47 through the mobile phone information input / output unit 44.

FIG. 5 shows an example of the configuration of a health information collection / management network system that uses the mobile phone health information collection device 40 of the present invention to utilize a mobile communication network and the Internet.

In FIG. 5, 55 is a mobile data communication network that can be used by a mobile phone, 56 is a mobile Internet server that connects the mobile data communication network and the Internet and acts as a gateway, 57 is the Internet, and 58 is connected to the Internet. The health information management server 59 is an infrared medium of information communicated between the mobile phone health information collecting device 40 and the health measuring device 41. Mobile phone health information collection device 40 and mobile phone device 4
Reference numeral 7 is connected by an input / output connector.

The operation and action of the health information collection management network system configured as described above will be described below.

When the portable telephone health information collecting device 40 is connected to the input / output connector of the portable telephone device 47 when the power switch of the portable telephone device 47 is in the ON state, the portable telephone health information collecting device 40 stores it in advance. The URL indicating the site location of the existing health information management server 58 is automatically transmitted, and the health information management server 58 and the mobile phone device 47 are connected. In order to use the health information management server 58 in this state, the user ID and password are automatically transmitted from the mobile phone health information collection device 40, and when the user is authenticated by the health information management server 58, the health information is acquired. The management server 58 and the mobile phone device 47 are in a standby state for receiving health information. In this state, the input request code is transmitted from the mobile phone health information collecting device 40 to the health measuring device 41, and the health information stored and held in the health measuring device 41 is transmitted to the mobile phone health information collecting device 40. It The transmitted health information is stored and managed in the health information management server 58 connected to the Internet 57 from the mobile phone device 47 in the reception standby state via the mobile data communication network 55 and the mobile Internet server 56.

In the present embodiment, the mobile telephone device has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and any portable communication device can be implemented by the present invention.

[0030]

As described above, according to the present invention, the health information collecting device for a mobile phone is connected to the mobile phone device so that the health measuring device for measuring the health condition is installed at a remote place. Even in this case, the health information can be collected without complicated operations, and the measured health information can be collected and managed on the communication network without impairing the convenience of the mobile phone device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a health information collection device for a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a health information input unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of an access information storage unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a mobile phone information input / output unit in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a health information collection management network system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a conventional home health management system.

[Explanation of symbols]

40 Health information collection device for mobile phones 41 Health measuring device 42 Health information input section 43 Access information storage unit 44 Mobile phone information input / output unit 45 control unit 46 Wireless means 47 Mobile phone device 48 Infrared receiver / transmitter 48a Infrared emitting section 48b Infrared receiver 49 Light emitting and receiving signal circuit section 50 Input request code generator 51 Input register circuit 52 Input / output circuit section 53 Interface circuit section 54 I / O connector 55 Mobile data communication network 56 Mobile Internet Server 57 Internet 58 Health Information Management Server 59 Infrared medium

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A health information input unit for inputting health information from a health measuring device by wireless means, an access information storage unit for storing access information for using a specific network service, and the health information for a mobile phone device. A mobile phone health information collecting device comprising: a mobile phone information input / output unit for outputting the access information; and a control unit for controlling the health information input unit, the access information storage unit, and the mobile phone information input / output unit. . 2. The health information input unit inputs at least the infrared light receiving and emitting unit, the light emitting and receiving signal circuit unit, the input request code generating unit for requesting health information to the health measuring device, and the health information. And a light emitting / receiving circuit unit that outputs a predetermined code from the input request code generation unit as an information input request command for incorporating the health information from the health measurement device. The health information collecting apparatus for a mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the health information is received by the infrared light emitting / receiving unit after being transmitted from the infrared light receiving / emitting unit via the infrared light emitting / receiving unit. 3. The health information collection device for a mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the access information storage unit stores at least URL information for specifying a place on the Internet and an ID and a password for identifying a user. 4. The mobile phone information input / output unit, at least an input / output circuit unit for sending health information and access information to the mobile phone device, an interface circuit unit with the mobile phone device, and an input / output connected to the mobile phone device. Equipped with a connector,
The health information collecting device for a mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the health information collecting device for a mobile phone is configured to be connected to an input / output connector of the mobile phone device and to transmit the health information and the access information through the interface circuit section. 5. A program for causing a computer or a mobile device to execute all or part of the health information collection device for mobile phones according to claim 1.